Survey: Vaccine skepticism among college students could impact future of COVID-19
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Polls are raising questions about whether all college-aged adults will choose to get a coronavirus vaccine when one is available. When Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked at a Senate hearing in May what it would take for students to feel comfortable going back to campuses during the coronavirus pandemic, he said ultimately what…
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LSAC — As part of the Law School Admission Council’s longstanding commitment to promoting access and equity in legal education, the organization is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 writing competition, held every two years to bring attention to the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion in legal education and the profession.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — A pro bono effort spearheaded by Criminal Law Clinical Program Director David Rossman pairs BU Law students with local attorneys working to secure emergency release for inmates at risk of contracting the virus.
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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The student-led Fordham China Law Society persevered through three months of uncertainty, rescheduling, and technical learning curves to virtually host its first annual symposium, titled “Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments between China and the U.S.,” on June 18. Five attorneys were invited to discuss how the recognition and enforcement of foreign…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — A rising 2L from Houston, Texas, Som-Mai Nguyen is interested in the legal dimensions of health’s social determinants, especially in relation to educational equity, language access, citizenship status, and transportation justice.
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RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — Shelby McCarty, a rising 2L at Rutgers Law School in Camden, has been awarded the prestigious Peggy Browning Fund Fellowship and is working at the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 19 in Philadelphia over the summer.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — New York Law School offered an eight-week online program designed to give 120 law students a taste of a Big Law summer associate experience.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Oluwatumise Asebiomo ’21, who was appointed editor in chief of the Columbia Law Review in February, is motivated by intellectual challenges. It’s the reason she enrolled at Columbia Law School and why she applied to join the influential journal at the end of her 1L year.
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The 2020 Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) International Law Writing Awards winners are Adriana Gomez and Brittaney Bones. Established through the generosity of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, the Lewis & Clark Law School award program provides a $2,500 stipend for the best research paper written in the past year by a…
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Alumni Alexandra Cervantes and Ben Osborn are among a select few graduates of the UNM School of Law to attain a clerkship with a federal judge. It’s the kind of job that is among the most prestigious and competitive employment opportunities available to Law School graduates.
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